Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song The West End, artist - John Mellencamp. Album song No Better Than This, in the genre Блюз
Date of issue: 31.12.2009
Record label: Concord, John Mellencamp, Rounder
Song language: English
The West End |
Well, the West End now, the West End then |
Went by the other day just to see my friend |
His house was dark, his socks were thin |
I told him, «Let's get out of West End» |
For my whole life I’ve been down in the West End |
It sure has changed here since I was a kid |
It’s worse now, look what progress did |
Someone lined the packers out, I know who that is |
Well, my old man slaved down here in the West End |
He thought the future was bright, way back then |
But it beat him down till he had nothing to give |
It broke his back, took away his will to live |
Now me, I don’t think much of the West End |
I don’t wanna end up like the old man did |
'Cause I got dreams and they are bigger than this |
As far as I’m concerned you can keep the West End |
Well, I guess down here in the West End |
Broken promises, now and then |
It’s not even fair to think they would |
'Cause the West End now ain’t no damn good |
Out there somewhere you know there’s gotta be a place |
Where man can live with a smile on his face |
And everyday something new begins |
But it ain’t down here at the West End |
Someday down here in the West End |
No one will remember how the whole place began |